Improvement in grain-cradles



dmtedi tant IMIPROVEBEENT IN GRAIN-CRADLES.'

Sohodule referred to in these Letters APatent and making pa't ofthe same.

To all whom 'it ma/y concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. LocKE, of Canton, in the county of Bradford, andV State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Grain-Cradles; and I d o hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, vand exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specication, in which the ligure in the annexed drawing represents a perspective view of my invention. v Y p The nature of my invention consists in fastening the heel of a Scythe-toa semicireular bar, when said bar is,

constructed in the manner hereinafter described.

My invention further consists in the device for connecting the said semieircular bar with the snath, and also with the fingers of the cradle, in the manner fully set forth.

A represents a snath, to which the semicircular bar B is attached, by means of ametal plate, d, the said plate forming a loop around the bar at its middle. The ends of said loop extend outward, and are perforated, in order to receive the snath.

The lower' end of the snath B is secured totie C,

the said tie serving to bind the two ends of bar B tof' gether. 4 v

e represents :t metal rod, which extends over the inner surface ofthe lingers h, at right angles with said lingers, and having a hook at one end, which passes ,through a hole in the rim f the soythe.

To the opposite4 end of e, a screw is e'ut, which is furnished with a nut, for raising' and lowering the scythe.

.g g g .g designate a series of small rods, which are4 vintended to bind the rod e and the lingers h together, and also to confine both rod e andngers h to bar B. The rods g g g g are inserted in their place in the `following manner:

A single rod, of suoient length, is passed through a holein bar B, and then passed down to rod e, around which it is coiled once. It is then bent around a inger, h, until it reaches the rod e, around which it is again coiled, and, lastly, run` throughthe same .holewbich "t'i'rst entered, and there confined by a wedge. .Be-

tween the loops thus formed, sheaths are employed to keep the ngers h at their proper distance apart.

The heel of the -scythe, it will beobserved, is secured,

inthe ordinary way, to the bar B, in place of being fastencd to the snath.

It will be seen that the position of the scythe can be What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- I. The semicircular bar B, employed substantially in the manner and for the purpose described.

2. The semieircular bar B, rods g g gg and e, in com-l bination with fingers hh h h,.all arranged substantiallyas and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own,

'I ax my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

WM. H. LOCKE. Witnesses:

WILLIAM IRUN, EDwny NEWMAN.- 

